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Petitioners urge Ross County to end senior-center contract; commissioners say notice already sent

Ross County Board of Commissioners · January 12, 2026
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Summary

A group of trustees, elected officials and senior-citizen leaders urged commissioners to terminate the county's management agreement with the Ross County Committee for the Elderly (RCCE); commissioners said a six-month termination notice had already been issued and pledged to plan alternative management for 2027.

A coalition of township trustees, elected officials and senior citizens presented a formal petition on Jan. 12 asking the Ross County Board of Commissioners to terminate the management agreement by and between Ross County and the Ross County Committee for the Elderly (RCCE).

A representative reading the petition told the board the countysenior-center operation "is operated and managed by the Ross County Committee for the Elderly Incorporated, a private entity" and that services now occur “solely in the city of Chillicothe” while…

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